Overview

• The bench challenged the EC’s linkage of the Special Intensive Revision to the October–November elections and asked why Aadhaar cards are excluded from approved documents
• Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi refused to grant an interim stay but pressed the poll panel to justify its authority to verify citizenship under Article 326
• Booth-Level Officers continue door-to-door enumeration across Bihar, with voters required to submit specified ID by July 25 followed by a claims and objections period
• Opposition INDIA bloc parties and civil society groups have filed over ten Supreme Court petitions and led statewide protests, warning stringent requirements could disenfranchise more than three crore residents
• The Election Commission must file its detailed response by July 21 and return for the next hearing on July 28